Chapter 126
"I see, a deck that doesn't rely on zero attack, but wins by directly destroying monsters and dealing effect damage." (5∝♀)
As soon as he finished speaking, the Yugi drew a card from the deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]
After a quick glance at his hand, he slammed a card onto the Duel Disk, saying, "I Normal Summon [Apex Ace] from my hand in Attack Position."
Buzz--!
After a flash of light, two clown spearmen, one red and one black, were summoned together.
[Apex Ace: Attack Power 1500]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6 → 5]
"And when you only have [Apex Ace] on your field, you can activate its special effect by sacrificing yourself!"
If you control no other monsters, you can Tribute this card to activate this effect. Select 2 monsters from your Deck: [Queen's Knight], [Jack's Knight], or [King's Knight] (maximum 1 copy of each of the same name). Add each of those monsters to your hand or Special Summon them.
"I choose to Special Summon [Queen's Knight] and [Jack's Knight]."
Bang! Bang!
Two plumes of smoke suddenly burst from the two clowns, and after they dissipated, two card-wielding knights appeared.
[Queen's Knight: Attack Power 1500]
[Jack's Knight: Attack Power 1900]
Then the Yugi player holds up another card in his hand and says, "I'll activate the monster effect of [Ace Knight] from my hand again."
You can activate this effect by sending 1 of the following cards from your Deck to the Graveyard: [Queen's Knight], [Jack's Knight], or [King's Knight]. Special Summon this card from your hand. This card Special Summoned by this effect is treated as a card with the same name as the monster sent to the Graveyard until the End Phase.
"I will send the last [King's Knight] to the cemetery."
"Come on, [Ace Knight]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a knight dressed as a clown and holding a round shield appeared in a flash of light.
[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5 → 4]
Seeing the Yugi summon three monsters in a short period of time, Valon smiled disdainfully.
"Hmph~, you think you can trade multiple monsters for my monsters and inflict massive damage on me?"
"But these little tricks don't work on me..."
With that, he immediately pressed the button on the face-down card, "Open face-down card, Quick-Play Spell [Forbidden Robe]!"
"This turn, [Double Cross Armor]'s attack power is reduced by 600 points. It will not be targeted by effects, nor will it be destroyed by effects."
"As long as the [Double Cross Armor] cannot be destroyed by its own effects, it cannot be destroyed by its own effects."
"So you dare to fight me fair and square, Yugi Muto?"
The Yugi ignores Valon's provocation (♂).
The important thing is that the opponent's monsters are now as troublesome as hedgehogs, making them impossible to attack.
Seeing that there was no way to start the game, the Yugi decided to give up on this round of combat and focus on defense.
Chapter 177 Battle Mania
The Yugi first inserts another card from their hand into the Duel Disk, then activates the Quick-Play Spell [Straight Flush] from their hand, sending three of their Epic Knights to the Graveyard, and Special Summoning [Lucky Straight Swordsman] from their Deck.
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4 → 3]
Bang bang bang--!
The three knights exploded one after another and disappeared from the field, followed by the appearance of the Lucky Straight Swordsman.
[Lucky Straight Swordsman: Attack Power 2400]
Then, as Yugi removed his deck, he said, "Next, I activate the special effect of [Lucky Straight Swordsman], sending one Level 1 to one Level 5 monster from my deck to the Graveyard, destroying all cards on my opponent's field."
"Knowing my monster can't be destroyed, you still activate its effect. Is your real purpose to send five cards to the Graveyard...?"
The Yugi nodded in agreement with Valon's guess.
So he threw the five cards he had drawn from the deck into the graveyard one by one.
"Using the effect of [Lucky Straight Swordsman], send five monsters to the Graveyard: Level 1 [Clean Kuriboh], Level 2 [Damage Eater], Level 3 [Gravekeeper's Guard], Level 4 [Electromagnetic Turtle], and Level 5 [Otherworldy Spiny Beast]."
Hearing that they were all defensive burial pits, Valon felt a headache coming on. "Tsk, they're really well prepared."
Soon, the Lucky Straight Swordsman had absorbed the power of the five monsters swung his longsword, and the sword energy rushed towards the opposite side.
Boom--!!
The moment the armor was hit, smoke exploded, obscuring the crimson armor.
When the smoke cleared, the armor reappeared unharmed.
The Yugi didn't expect to destroy it through effects anyway, since its objective had already been achieved.
And so he declared it over, "That concludes my round."
"And during the End Phase, [Ace Knight] in the Graveyard returns another Light Attribute Warrior-type monster, [Queen's Knight], to its Deck, and this card returns to its hand."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]
Only then is this round of the Yugi truly over.
"Hmm, this is really exciting~."
Valon couldn't wait to draw a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Valon's Hand Cards: 2→3]
He glanced at his hand but said nothing.
However, the next second, a card appeared in front of him.
As the card flashed, the helmet was projected again.
[Psychic Headgear: Attack Power 0]
Seeing the scene before him, Yugi frowned slightly. "What!? The armored monster that should have been sent to the graveyard has returned... Could it be..."
Valon then raised his Duel Disk and explained to him, "[Psychic Headgear] can be Special Summoned in Attack Position during your Standby Phase while it is in the Graveyard."
"I see."
Then Valon played the card in his hand, "I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand, and draw two cards from my deck."
[Valon's Hand Cards: 3→4]
After a quick glance, he silently inserted the two cards he was holding in his right hand, along with another card from his hand, into the Duel Disk.
"I'll cover three more cards, then the turn ends."
[Valon's Hand Cards: 4 → 1]
"Aren't you going to attack?"
Seeing that the opponent simply slapped the card over, Yugi frowned slightly.
He remembered Jonouchi saying that Valon always preferred to attack head-on to defeat his opponents.
However, it seems that perhaps because of their loss to Jonouchi, they have become more conservative and less reckless than before.
"My turn! Draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]
After drawing a card in the Yugi, I didn't even have time to look at it.
Valon on the opposite side immediately pressed the button to face down and shouted, "During your preparation phase, I'm opening my face down card, the Trap Card [Battle Mania]!"
This effect can only be activated during the opponent's Standby Phase. All face-up monsters on the opponent's field are changed to Attack Position, and their battle positions cannot be changed during this turn. Furthermore, any opponent's monsters that can attack during this turn must attack.
Upon seeing this card, Yugi raised an eyebrow and muttered, "[Battle Mania]... It really is a card that suits you."
"But only the [Double Cross Armor] can protect you, therefore..."
As he spoke, he slammed a card onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Magician's Robe] from my hand in Attack Position."
Buzz--!
Amidst the shimmering light, a Dark Magician's costume was projected.
[Magician's Robe: Attack Power 700]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5 → 4]
"Only 700 attack power, do you want to use it to replace the [Double Cross Armor]...?"
Looking at the monster, Valon showed a slight expression of displeasure.
"That's right, so I activated the special effect of [Ace Knight] from my hand once again, sending [Queen's Knight] from my deck to the graveyard, and Special Summoning this monster from my hand."
The Yugi player slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, and the Joker Knight reappeared.
[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4 → 3]
After finishing, he immediately launched an attack. "Battle begins! [Magician's Robe] Attack [Double Cross Armor]!"
The phantom within the Magician's Robe opened its palm towards the red armor, and a weak magical energy blast shot towards it.
However, the next moment...
Bang--!
The helmet suddenly rushed forward and blocked the attack.
[Valon: LP4000→3300]
Upon seeing the scene before him, Yugi was stunned and asked in confusion, "Huh? What's going on?"
At that moment, a voice came from the other side, loudly announcing, "If an armored monster is attacked, it can choose any one of them to be attacked!"
"Did you manage to dodge it...?"
But it doesn't matter, there are still two monsters in the Yugi.
"Then I'll continue attacking [Double Cross Armor] with [Ace Knight]!"
At the Yugi's command, the Clown Knight leaped into the air, his longsword slashing down at the crimson armor.
But in the next instant, the crimson-armored warrior dodged the attack and then swung a punch at the former.
Bang--!
The Joker Knight was instantly shattered.
It wasn't over yet. After dealing with the monster, the Yugi figure immediately turned around and punched Yugi.
"Well..."
[Yugi Muto: LP4000→3000]
Immediately afterwards, Valon tapped the face-down card, "Open the Trap Card, [Magnetic Armor]!"
"This card can be Special Summoned from your Graveyard in Attack Position."
"What we need to summon is [Double Cross Armor]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crimson armor reappeared on the field.
[Double Cross Armor: Attack Power 0]
Chapter 178 Armor Gravity
"It actually revived at this time!? I didn't expect this monster to be so troublesome."
"Yes, he is indeed a powerful duelist, just as Jonouchi described."